Materials Planner
A growing aerospace manufacturer is seeking an experienced Materials Planner to support production planning, materials coordination, and overall supply chain execution within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position will work closely with purchasing, production, and other internal teams to ensure materials are available to support production requirements, customer demand, and operational priorities.
Responsibilities:
- Support and help drive the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
- Develop monthly production plans based on demand requirements and available capacity.
- Establish and maintain weekly production schedules.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure production and supply plans are realistic and aligned.
- Help establish and maintain S&OP KPIs and planning metrics.
- Distribute work orders and assist production teams with obtaining necessary drawings, parts, and materials.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings to identify and resolve supply chain and production issues.
- Monitor material requirements, inventory levels, shortages, and production needs.
- Communicate material shortages, schedule changes, and recommended actions to appropriate stakeholders.
- Maintain planning and master data for new and existing products.
- Manage open planning issues and drive actions through completion.
- Work closely with manufacturing and production teams to support day-to-day operational needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.
- Approximately 5+ years of materials planning or related production planning experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with production planning, material requirements planning, inventory, and production scheduling.
- Experience working with ERP and/or MRP systems.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with production, purchasing, supply chain, and operations teams.
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership.